The Settings in your Android app allow you to fine-tune Fulcrum for your personal use, access information about your profile and organization, enable/disable some options, and sign out.
Accessing Android Settings Page
To access the Settings page, just tap the 'Settings' icon on the bottom navigation bar, available from the Home page. If you are reviewing the records of an App, or collecting data, you will need to get back to the Home page in order to see the Settings icon.
My Account
This section is made up of two rows: Profile and Organization.
Profile allows you to view and make changes to your name, last name, email, and phone number. You can also change your picture by taping on it. View and update your Profile.
You will have to enter your password to gain access to your Profile.
Organization allows you to switch between organizations if you are currently a member of more than one.
List View
This setting section includes some options for you to adjust the filter and sorting options for the Records List within your apps.
Filter By Map View - When enabled, the List View will only display records currently visible within the map view's bounds.
Sort Records By - You can select to sort by record title, status, date/time created, or date/time updated.
Ascending - The default sort order is descending. By enabling the "Ascending" option, the records will sort in ascending order.
Synchronizer
Allows you to enable/disable automatic syncing and limit syncing while using cellular data.
Auto-Sync - When enabled, the mobile app automatically syncs to speed up communication between the field and the office. If disabled, you will have to tap the sync icon to manually initiate the sync process. To learn more about automatic syncing, please check out: When does the mobile app automatically sync?
Sync Settings - Allows you to choose if Photos, Videos, Audio, Signatures, and Record Attachments sync over Cellular or WiFi, WiFi Only, or Never.
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Photos
Allows you to set high-level photo settings:
Adjust the photo quality setting between available quality settings: UHD 4K, High (1080p), Medium (720p), and Low (480p). Depending on the camera app’s quality setting, Fulcrum may downscale the photo to the quality setting set in Fulcrum. If the quality setting in the camera app is lower than the setting in Fulcrum then no upscaling will occur to the photo.
Adjusting the picture quality can have a big impact on sync times, cellular data consumption, and the amount of media storage your photos consume.
When 'Save to Gallery' is enabled, a copy of the image taken will be stored locally in the gallery app.
Enable Multiple Photos - When enabled, you can take up to 30 photos at a time with the Fulcrum camera for each photo field on a record. Disabling this setting will allow you to utilize your device's native camera but only take one photo at a time.
Videos
Allows you to set high-level video settings:
Adjust the video quality and whether or not to save the videos taken during data collection to the camera roll.
Adjusting the video quality can have a big impact on sync times, cellular data consumption, and the amount of media storage your videos consume.
When 'Save to Gallery' is enabled, a copy of the video taken will be stored locally in the photos app.
Map Settings
The map settings section includes:
Use ESRI Maps. Enable or disable the use of ESRI maps. Please check out, How do I choose Esri Maps or Google Maps for more information.
Show Pin Labels. You may also choose to Show Pin Labels (if Use Esri Maps is selected). This option will display the record title with each pin without needing to tap on the pin.
Data Management
The Data management section has options pertaining to the data and media that is stored within the Fulcrum database within the mobile app. You can clear the synced data or media files, as well as, clear default values that are currently stored on your device.
Reset Records Cache
Resetting the stored records cache will remove all cached records on the device. Any records that have not been synced will not be removed. Details on resetting the record cache can be found here.
Clear Synchronized Files
This option will clear all synced media files off of the device. This can be used to free up storage space on the device.
Clear Previous Values
Clearing the previous values will clear all values that have been saved on fields that have default to previous value enabled.
About Fulcrum
The about section contains the Fulcrum version, support, and terms of service information. As well as, some additional tools & utilities. The backup database function will create a file that you can share with us in the event that there is an issue with the normal means of syncing your records to the Fulcrum server.
Tools & Utilities
This section provides you, as the name implies, some tools to provide information to the support team in case something goes wrong in your app. Here you can also create a copy of your data and save it on your device, as well as the debuggers for location and orientation.
Device Profiler: This tool will create a JSON file that contains information on your device. When troubleshooting an issue, support may ask for you to generate and share this file with them.
Database Export: This tool will create a copy of the Fulcrum database and store it on the external storage of this device.
The backup is intended for developer troubleshooting only and cannot be directly imported into Fulcrum. It is a raw DB file.
Location Debugger: Use this tool to see the details about the location updates Fulcrum is receiving. This can be used to help troubleshoot external GPS accessories.
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Orientation Debugger: View the device’s orientation sensor output, including azimuth, pitch, and roll.